This is really not mechanical ascension-Chapter 1399 - 712: Eternal Abyss Retreats? (2)

But the soldiers below displayed a faint hint of excitement, with many believing this signaled a phased victory.

Their tense nerves relaxed, and some even burst into tears on the spot.

"Don’t let your guard down, maintain vigilance, report any anomalies immediately..."

Costate issued instructions and then stepped off the command platform to convene a high-level meeting.

Soon, numerous chiefs of staff, Anduin, Anatoli, Alves, Gaius, and Char, among others, gathered together...

"...all defense nodes are motionless, and the Abyss Fog even shows signs of contracting..." Behind Costate, a large screen constantly changed, displaying scenes from various defense nodes. "Lord Char, do you have any opinions?"

"There’s no precedent for such a situation, but one thing is certain, this is definitely not a victory." Char couldn’t help but emphasize, drawing discontent from some people.

"...Titan couldn’t do it, but that doesn’t mean our Evolution Era can’t..." muttered a senior staff member, while Gade glared angrily.

Costate coughed dryly and solemnly said, "Indeed, the first thing to ascertain is that this is definitely not a victory, not even a phased victory."

"Given that, the occurrence of this situation is worth delving into."

"It needs to be investigated," Char reminded, "The Eternal Abyss is unpredictable, and if we don’t clarify things, it might catch us off guard."

"But to clarify this, we might need to venture deep into the Abyss Fog..." Costate frowned.

Although the Abyss Fog isn’t the Power of Eternal Abyss, it significantly interferes with electronic equipment, and the interior is extremely dangerous. Ordinary exploration teams are certainly useless.

"To be absolutely safe, we must deploy X Level Life Forms." Char added.

The numerous X Level Life Forms present couldn’t help but tense up.

Fighting outside the Abyss Fog poses a deadly risk, let alone venturing inside. It’s almost a suicidal mission, and it’s not guaranteed that anything can be found.

The meeting atmosphere suddenly sank into silence, and Costate also felt it was tricky, but recalled those non-legitimate Life Forms shackled by the Three Great Civilizations.

"I’ll go..."

Suddenly, someone spoke up, and numerous gazes swiftly turned.

Alves?

Costate was somewhat stunned, not expecting this pillar of the Federation to choose to speak up.

"This matter must be clarified." Alves’s expression was calm, "I accept the Federation’s training, and one day I must also sacrifice for the Federation."

These words brought a wave of shame to the faces of many X Level individuals.

"I’ll go with you," another voice chimed in, it was Gaius, grinning widely, "I’ve always thought you were too delicate, but today you’re surprising."

Each from the Empire Federation, many turned their gaze subconsciously to the Star Alliance’s pile of X Level Life Forms, whose expressions were awkward and their gazes dodging.

After all, the Star Alliance is not a unified whole.

Gaius immediately sneered, but before speaking, someone said, "No need to be so resolute."

He furrowed his brow, wondering who was being complacent, glanced aside, only to find it was Mikhail speaking.

The two Mechanical Godsmiths had been interfacing here with Char since the war started, providing technical support.

"Does it have to be filled with lives? Can’t it be done with Mechanical Bodies the same?" Mikhail said calmly, his eyes filled with a scholar’s disdain for fools.

X Level Mechanical Body!

Indeed, everyone’s eyes lit up, suddenly realizing this point they had subconsciously overlooked due to the Eternal Abyss.

The Star Alliance members exchanged glances, regretting deeply, wishing they had displayed a bit more righteousness.

Mikhail spoke calmly, "Together, we have sixteen controllable X Level Mechanical Bodies, and their communication strength can barely maintain some distance within the Abyss Fog."

"If luck is favorable, perhaps we can find some clues."

Reynolds glared wide-eyed, "Wow, old Mikhail, you’re going all out? Such generosity."

Mikhail gave him a look, fool, knowing Reynolds had eight X Level Mechanical Bodies, but he had ten, with two still stored away.

Gestalt’s expression softened, "The generosity of both will not be forgotten by the Interstellar community; compensation will follow after the war."

Mikhail’s reaction was still indifferent, winning means everything is negotiable. Losing... no one would fare well.

With the basic plan settled, everyone quickly mobilized to the nearest defense node.

The black fog loomed like a wall, oscillating with intent.

Sixteen Mechanical Bodies of various designs communicated together, followed by Alves and others performing a series of rune engravings to further enhance defense capabilities, isolating the Abyss Fog’s corrosion.

Without the Power of Eternal Abyss, merely Abyss Fog poses limited harm to High-level Life Forms.

Then, unified operation by Mikhail, the sixteen X Level Mechanical Bodies slowly submerged into the Abyss Fog.

One Mechanical Body stopped, positioning itself at the junction of the outside and the Abyss Fog, serving as a communication node.

Under everyone’s gaze, anxious yet hopeful, eyes watched them enter, then turned to the virtual screen before Mikhail.

The signal was unstable, but after processing the images, it was clear enough to see.

The presentation within the Abyss Fog wasn’t pitch black but rather grayish, though the light emitted by the X Level Mechanical Bodies barely illuminated the distance.

"It seems there really aren’t any Abyss Clan at the boundary..." Costate carefully scrutinized, while the X Level Mechanical Bodies continued forward.

The scenes within the Abyss Fog were extremely monotonous, and surprisingly, the barriers between Dimension Worlds seemed to vanish within, allowing them free passage.

Whenever reaching communication limits, a Mechanical Body left behind served as a communication station, while the others proceeded further.

"Wait..."

After an uncertain period, Reynolds shouted, pointing at the screen, "Is that the Abyss Clan?"

The mechanical eyes captured swiftly, everyone shocked, hurriedly searching the images and indeed found traces.

Due to a distant perspective, it was only about a hair’s width, but upon close inspection, it appeared as some kind of vortex.

Mikhail promptly maneuvered the Mechanical Bodies forward, and as the scene became clearer, everyone’s eyes involuntarily revealed shock.

"What the heck is this!" Reynolds shouted, and everyone’s hearts skipped.

It wasn’t a vortex at all but instead a "flood" formed by countless Abyss Clan bodies connected end to end.

Not only one, even further away showed similar traces, densely packed at a glance.

"Have you seen this before?" Costate couldn’t resist asking Char.

Char shook his head in a daze.

"They seem to be heading somewhere..." Mikhail’s mechanical pupils swiveled, "And they’ve lost their aggressiveness..."

Everyone collected themselves, focusing intently.

Though shocking, it suddenly became simpler, needing only to follow the direction these Abyss Clan advanced to likely find clues.

The remaining Mechanical Bodies continued forward, and since these Abyss Clan lost their aggression, they encountered almost no interference along the way.

One by one, Mechanical Bodies were left behind, and their exploration depth increased, till over half a month later, with only three X Mechanical Bodies left, their actions slowly slowing.

"...Based on the angle of the vortex, the core area should be here..." Mikhail hadn’t finished speaking when Mechanical Bodies detected anomalies.

It was an extraordinary brightness, like a mass of dead white light spheres, projecting some traces around it.

That "flood" of Abyss Clan from all directions, resembling small black giant pythons, flowed endlessly towards the light sphere, then merged within it, without even the slightest ripple.

"This is..."

Mikhail’s voice trembled, Costate’s throat rolled, Alves couldn’t help but grip the magic wand tightly...

Everyone was taken aback, momentarily unable to react.

But then, the screen suddenly turned unstable, then black, with the signal already cut off.

"What... is that thing? It seems to be absorbing Abyss Clan?" Gaius couldn’t resist asking.